# Introduction MakerDAO is a leading decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) in the DeFi (Decentralized Finance) space, offering decentralized financial services through its stablecoin, [DAI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dai_\(cryptocurrency\)). In MakerDAO, decision-making is delegated to its community of **MKR governance token** holders, who vote on proposals to shape the organization's future. This case study examines the challenges and opportunities that arise from decentralized decision-making in the context of MakerDAO. {% hint style="info" %} This case study is part of the Innovation and Strategy in Fintech module taught by [Prof. Ying-Ying Hsieh](https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/y.hsieh) for the Finance & Accounting program at Imperial College Business School. {% endhint %} [![Creative Commons Licence](https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc/4.0/88x31.png)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) © 2023 Xule Lin & Ying-Ying Hsieh. This work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://makerdao.daogov.info/title/readme.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.